Eulepidotis superior is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found from Mexico to Panama and Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as on Puerto Rico, Grenada and Saint Lucia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eulepidotis |
| Species: | E. superior
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| Eulepidotis superior (Guenee, 1852)
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The larvae feed on Quararibea asterolepis.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 28, 2019). "Eulepidotis superior (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Pogue, Michael G. & Aiello, Annette (1999). "Description of the Immature Stages of Three Species of Eulepidotis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) With Notes on Their Natural History". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 101 (2): 300–311 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.